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A really stupid question...

Why can't those of us who have locked phones just flash the developer's edition OS? By the time I learned of the Developer's edition phone, I had already passed my 14 business days return of my phone. The long root process is a bit much for me... If there is no other way, I'll give it a try though...

I'm not exactly sure how Motorola's bootloader works, but I'm pretty sure the Developer Edition is signed with different keys and will possibly be a different size. Motorola's bootloader I'm sure checks these things and will deny it.
The bootloader is not part of the OS, it's a different thing all on its own.
It really does seem as simple as you said OP but there's been plenty of phones with locked bootloaders, if it was as simple as that, there wouldn't need to be SafeStrap and other bypasses / exploits.

If you haven't looked at JCase's new SlapMyMoto 1.0 root method, it is more simple than the previous versions. It still requires going back to 4.2.2 camera OTA and losing all your data, but some of the ADB/Fastboot steps were removed and simplified, from what I've seen.

OK after a lot of sweat, I was able to get back to 4.2.2. How do I know if I have the camera patch?

jideay said:
OK after a lot of sweat, I was able to get back to 4.2.2. How do I know if I have the camera patch?
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If you followed the instructions in the root guide and used the proper SBF to get back to 4.2.2, you should have the update. It links directly to the correct SBF for the root process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538896

jideay said:
Why can't those of us who have locked phones just flash the developer's edition OS? By the time I learned of the Developer's edition phone, I had already passed my 14 business days return of my phone. The long root process is a bit much for me... If there is no other way, I'll give it a try though...
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Depending on the model of you phone you can flash the developer edition rom,
XT1060, Verizon Retail, Moto Maker or Developer edition can flash the same Developer Edition recovery images direct from Moto's web site.
XT1053, GSM Developer or T-Mobile USA can use the GSM Developer recovery images direct from Moto's web site.
BUT this won't impact your ability to unlock your phone's bootloader.
(If you don't believe me that the rom is the same, Do a FC /B of all files contained inside the developer edition recovery images requested from Moto's web site with those inside the roms/images downloaded from http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=0 and you will see other than the XML, all files are identical. And the XML just tells RSDLite what to flash. Also when you request the GSM Developer Edition recovery files, you get a file named.. TMO_RETAIL_XT1053_4.4-13.11.1Q2.X-69-3_MR2_1FF.xml.zip )

Well, after a day and half of sweating, and a few hours there where I thought I bricked it, it's rooted on 4.4. I have rooted every android phone I've ever had, and this was by far the hardest... But i'm really happy with it. Got the wifi tether going and life is good. Thanks everyone for your replies...

jideay said:
Well, after a day and half of sweating, and a few hours there where I thought I bricked it, it's rooted on 4.4. I have rooted every android phone I've ever had, and this was by far the hardest... But i'm really happy with it. Got the wifi tether going and life is good. Thanks everyone for your replies...
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This was surely the most involved root I've done. I think it's partially because I got this phone much close to launch than my previous devices. They all had one click root methods available by the time I tried.

fury683 said:
This was surely the most involved root I've done. I think it's partially because I got this phone much close to launch than my previous devices. They all had one click root methods available by the time I tried.
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True the X hasn't been out long, and to complicate that more, 3 roms have been there for it... release, first OTA with camera fix, and Kit Kat...
Combine that with newer phones being harder to root... and yeah, one click root method isn't a reality at this point.

root for vzw moto x 4.4.2?

While we wait for real root for 4.4.2...in the meantime, I wouldn't mind having root with write protection upon reboot. Could someone walk me through the process for that? I'm more than happy to reapply any changes when the phone is rebooted (which won't be too often, hopefully)

If you're already on 4.4.2....you can't root. Can't downgrade to do the safe strap method.
If you are on 4.2.2 or 4.4....then read the safe strap thread. Also there's a couple ROMs now that apparently root and disable write protection. But again, if you are already on 4.4.2....you can't do it.

I saw it mentioned in a thread that root could exist but with write protection. Is that not true?

terrorist96 said:
I saw it mentioned in a thread that root could exist but with write protection. Is that not true?
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You can't root on 4.4.2 period. There's no way. Simple as that.
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DroidOnRoids said:
You can't root on 4.4.2 period. There's no way. Simple as that.
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Guess I'll just wait

terrorist96 said:
Guess I'll just wait
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That's the only thing to do. It sucks because I'm stuck too.
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terrorist96 said:
I saw it mentioned in a thread that root could exist but with write protection. Is that not true?
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The only way was to have it on 4.4 before taking ota. I guess root survived with write protection enabled tho.
But already being on 4.4.2.....can't root now.

This is kinda weird. I was talking to Motorola via the help app and the representative was adamant in telling me that I am able to unlock my bootloader on the Verizon version. I even said that xda developers say it cannot be unlocked but he told me it was possible and to try it. He linked me here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
Has anyone tried this?

terrorist96 said:
This is kinda weird. I was talking to Motorola via the help app and the representative was adamant in telling me that I am able to unlock my bootloader on the Verizon version. I even said that xda developers say it cannot be unlocked but he told me it was possible and to try it. He linked me here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
Has anyone tried this?
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I think the rep told you wrong. According to this link (found on the page that you linked under the "Find Your Device" section) https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/87215, it only works with the Verizon Dev Edition. You can give it a go, but it will probably reject the attempt. If Verizon has changed their policy (highly doubtful) a lot of people would be extremely happy. Anyway, give it a shot. The worst that can happen is that it tells you that your device doesn't qualify.

Yeah, I even sent him that page saying that only the sprint, t-mobile and US Cellular versions can be unlocked. But I'll try this tomorrow. Anyone else can feel free to do so as well in the meantime.

kj2112 said:
The only way was to have it on 4.4 before taking ota. I guess root survived with write protection enabled tho.
But already being on 4.4.2.....can't root now.
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Correct.
If you were on 4.4, you could root and disable write protection. When you took the 4.4.2 OTA, write protection became re-enabled, but you kept root. Of course this meant any changes/installs/etc made to /system and the like since taking 4.4.2 would be lost at power off/on.
Once 4.4.2 is on your phone, you can't root, and you can't disable write protection, unless you have a developer edition, or a carrier edition like Sprint, T-Mobile, etc that Moto gives out the bootloader unlock codes on their web site for. Once you unlock the bootloader you can root and write protection is disabled, and this can be done no matter what rom is on the phone.
The bounty to unlock the bootloader for VZW/ATT (who can't get codes from moto's web site), has continued to grow. No one has found a way. Same with some older Moto's too. Same with the updated GS4 and GS5, and so on.... So the chances of seeing a bootloader unlock hack are fading. Root exploits seem to get patched with each new ROM update (to root 4.4, you had to downgrade and root 4.2.2), so that is getting harder.
To be realistic, the only way to ensure you can have root and write protection disabled is to buy a Developer Edition, or from a carrier that allows you to unlock the bootloader. Yup it can cost more, and you can't customize its look, but its a small trade off if you *NEED* working root no matter what rom comes on your phone. Its a trade off I had to make, but it was easier when I did it as I was paying full price (to keep my unlimited data), and the Dev Edition was the only 32gig option for Verizon at the time.
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terrorist96 said:
This is kinda weird. I was talking to Motorola via the help app and the representative was adamant in telling me that I am able to unlock my bootloader on the Verizon version. I even said that xda developers say it cannot be unlocked but he told me it was possible and to try it. He linked me here:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-b
Has anyone tried this?
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As @HeroOfTime has said, unless Moto has reversed their course of action, Verizon and ATT non-developer phones can not receive an unlock code via Moto's web site.
That is why there was such a big "to do" about the Chinese site that was selling codes not too long ago. (which has been shut down).
Once you try it. Please let us know. There are MANY who would be very happy if Moto has changed things!!

Well, I tried and got the expected error telling me that my device wasn't eligible. Guess that Motorola rep didn't know what she was talking about. I talked to someone else and they basically confirmed it, saying you can only do it on the Dev Edition on Verizon. :\

I'll just leave this right here.... PLEASE be smart and do not start spamming him with "ETA?" and other b.s. that will make him not want to share it. We are NOT entitled to his work. If he decides to share, he will. Leave it at that.

jimmiet said:
I'll just leave this right here.... PLEASE be smart and do not start spamming him with "ETA?" and other b.s. that will make him not want to share it. We are NOT entitled to his work. If he decides to share, he will. Leave it at that.
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He's already said that he's not going to release it. Jcase is a lost cause.

Jump on this while you can !! -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/china-middleman-t2751177

terrorist96 said:
He's already said that he's not going to release it. Jcase is a lost cause.
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He said on Twitter that it would more than likely be released just not by him.
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Well let's hope so.

And then 4.4.3 will come out. Lol

kj2112 said:
And then 4.4.3 will come out. Lol
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His tweet did say "Don't OTA"

I've been searching for an answer to my problem and this is the best thread I have seen but....I'm a little confused. Here is what I did:
Bought a BOOST Mobile MOTO-G.
I unlocked the bootloader. I can be done on this device.
I flashed CWM from recovery. It worked fine.
From recovery, I flashed the VERIZON 4.4.2 image.
Booted the phone, activated it on PagePlus.
Went back to recovery, flashed SUPERSU. It worked....no errors.
Root checkers say I have root. I cannot use anything that needs root such as Titanium.
I connected the phone and did :
adb shell
getprop ro.boot.write_protect
It returned a 0 (zero)
Does this make sense? I just would like someone to confirm it does. Reading this thread has helped but it is the ZERO write protect thing that is throwing me.
Thanks in advance.

Is there any possibilities for rooting turbo's lollipop?

Someone says that mofo cannot be used under android 5.1, because verizon added patch against mofo in the update package. Is this true?
If this be true, seems that versizon has little willingness to open the bootloader.
when the upgrading of lollipop was delayed on June 10, there was rumor saying that verizon might open the bootloader. Now I will say "wholy ****"
computerfreek274 says he's working to get a rooted image of version 5.1. Bless him!

manofwind said:
Someone says that mofo cannot be used under android 5.1, because verizon added patch against mofo in the update package. Is this true?
If this be true, seems that versizon has little willingness to open the bootloader.
when the upgrading of lollipop was delayed on June 10, there was rumor saying that verizon might open the bootloader. Now I will say "wholy ****"
computerfreek274 says he's working to get a rooted image of version 5.1. Bless him!
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1: Yes mofo, in its current state will not get you root on LP, and yes, AFAIK, the mofo exploit was patched.
2: Yes verizon has no desire to give you bootloader access.. I cant source that but if you find me something opposing it... I will be grateful.
3: The rumors were false. There was no verizon unlock in any capacity.
4. (this is more my opinion) Compfreak was building customized images that can be flashed via MOFO based on what people wanted.. tethering/xposed. I hope he/she has the ability to find a crack through 5.1 but ultimately it was @maiko1 effort. Root on LP will be a wholly different story.

So no root yet or ever for LP on turbo?

raze5115 said:
So no root yet or ever for LP on turbo?
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No for yet; no one can be absolutely certain if root will be achieved before most of us move on to another phone in a year or two.

raze5115 said:
So no root yet or ever for LP on turbo?
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Only time will tell

ntxct said:
1: Yes mofo, in its current state will not get you root on LP, and yes, AFAIK, the mofo exploit was patched.
2: Yes verizon has no desire to give you bootloader access.. I cant source that but if you find me something opposing it... I will be grateful.
3: The rumors were false. There was no verizon unlock in any capacity.
4. (this is more my opinion) Compfreak was building customized images that can be flashed via MOFO based on what people wanted.. tethering/xposed. I hope he/she has the ability to find a crack through 5.1 but ultimately it was @maiko1 effort. Root on LP will be a wholly different story.
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just upgraded yesterday. i have the option to unlock the bootloader in 5.1. when you enable it it throws all kinds of warnings about your system not being protected.
maybe it is really unlocked with this option. is there any way i can test this?

LP is rooted if you did not take the OTA update look for my lollipop forum. As I had told everyone not to update OTA or you will be locked and no mofo. If you Are still on 4.4.4 head on over to forum and flash a nice rooted copy of lollipop.
If you did take the OTA update well you know you are not going to be getting root or unlocked. I do not think you will ever get it. Sorry.

computerfreek274 said:
LP is rooted if you did not take the OTA update look for my lollipop forum. As I had told everyone not to update OTA or you will be locked and no mofo. If you Are still on 4.4.4 head on over to forum and flash a nice rooted copy of lollipop.
If you did take the OTA update well you know you are not going to be getting root or unlocked. I do not think you will ever get it. Sorry.
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You have to think there is some internal memo with the execs at Verizon...
"You know, Google added this 'Unlock Bootloader' option to the menu's in 5.1 Should we have our engineers remove it?
Remove it?! Are you kidding, you know how many people will take the upgrade thinking they can actually use that feature?! Find that hole in mofo and patch it.
Sir, finding the hole in mofo is taking us a while, its only April and our guys say to patch it will push back 5.1 to July.
Yes. Do it."
Lets be happy none of them got the idea that every time someone tries the unlock button it adds $10 to their bill in "network security."

Your best bet is probably trading your Turbo for someone else's who is still on 4.4.4.
I don't know why people take OTAs if they want root.

cgreen36352 said:
just upgraded yesterday. i have the option to unlock the bootloader in 5.1. when you enable it it throws all kinds of warnings about your system not being protected.
maybe it is really unlocked with this option. is there any way i can test this?
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All that does is enable the OEM unlock command to be used IF you have the unlock code for your phone. You have no way of getting the unlock code for your phone.
If the Enable OEM unlock is not turned on, even if you have the unlock code for your device, you can't unlock it. You have to enable OEM unlock to unlock your phone but simply enabling it won't unlock it - you need the unlock code.

So that's it then.... Turbo development is dead. KK was rooted, and screw LP? That's unfortunate...

irish_711 said:
So that's it then.... Turbo development is dead. KK was rooted, and screw LP? That's unfortunate...
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... No, that's not what anyone said. WTF is wrong with you people that if it's not 'done right now' that it's never going to be done. Team Ninja is working on unlocking the Turbo's bootloader, but absolutely no one knows how long it will be even team ninja. It's not like they just sit down and go "Lets apply the 'super secret' root method to this phone." It takes a good amount of work and luck to find a method that works to root the new devices because of how far android has come in security. Saying stuff like "development is dead" it's an insult to the people that are spending time working on it.

I think, root droid turbo is very difficult work. Maybe we never root it successfully. I will sell my droid turbo and by Samsung galaxy S6 in next month if i can't root it.

bahuy2003 said:
I think, root droid turbo is very difficult work. Maybe we never root it successfully. I will sell my droid turbo and by Samsung galaxy S6 in next month if i can't root it.
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People are dumb...
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guys ive done a lil looking into this update sadly i was one to update it to 5.1 shame on me but the whole non-downgrading function mite be a joke ive heard rumors of a guy downgrading from 5.1 to 4.4.4 using root junkys unbricking method now at first youll get a soft brick (as to be expected) but the XT1254 originally comes with 4.4.4 and i dont see why after this soft brick why you couldnt just run the flash thru fastboot again and have it work if anyone wants to try it heres the source of the info last comment on the page if it works then were good also idk if needed but it mite help to unlock the BL thru ADB
ps all i did was google droid turbo 5.1 downgrade to 4.4.4 wont let me post links so message me for screenshots
let me know what you find out good luck -Shifty

You can't downgrade the kernel.
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mrkhigh said:
You can't downgrade the kernel.
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ok so whats the next step there has to be away to get root ive been able to get superuser and everything needed pushed to the phone or should i say what would i have to play with to possibly get root i have linux so i could get it if anyone knows where i should start looking the thing is im not very familiar with the lollipop update :/
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bahuy2003 said:
I think, root droid turbo is very difficult work. Maybe we never root it successfully. I will sell my droid turbo and by Samsung galaxy S6 in next month if i can't root it.
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the thing is that its not the phone its self its the firmware the S6 also doesnt have root for 5.1 plus youll have the KNOX counter plus motorola is more rooting friendly than samsung so stick with your droid trust me there are enough people working on the root access someone will get it just give it time

Shiftydogit said:
ok so whats the next step there has to be away to get root ive been able to get superuser and everything needed pushed to the phone...
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So it may be late and I may be pessimistic about it but the next step here... search ebay or those swappa sites for a 4.4.4 Turbo., those can still be rooted with MoFo and then upgraded to 5.1. It appears replacements Turbos are being shipped with 5.1 now, and while there was hype at the end of August about a group unlocking the bootloader...it still hasn't come (not to say it won't but......) the fact that a Turbo 2 is coming soon means that at this point, it's a game of just seeing if that bootloader unlock will happen before the drop of the Turbo 2.... Once that happens the game basically starts over, new crews will work on unlocking/rooting that and who's to say that won't take 1-36 months? Who knows if those people working on the Turbo 2 were the ones working on the Turbo 1.. and since they don't tend to announce progress, we'll never really know how close they might have gotten before giving up and moving on to the latest flagship.
The best advice I can give is that on your next phone, whatever manufacturer or carrier or inkling you have to update.. before you do anything.. hell, if possible, before you buy, check out that phone's xda forum and see how development is being done. Taking an upgrade all willy-nilly is the first step in being screwed having root.

well with us having fastboot and the OEM unlockbootloader in dev options we can unlock our BLs thru ADB with Fastboot OEM unlock i know it works i got it to work so i dont see why we cant get root

The turbo does not have BL unlock, if it was so simple as using OEM unlock we wouldn't have a bounty out for unlocking the bootloader. If you managed to unlock the bootloader you may have one of the other quark devices not a Droid Turbo.

Any way to install Magisk on a Moto G6 (XT1925-5)?

I found guides on how to install Magisk on a G6 Plus and G6 Play, but not on a normal G6. Is there a way to do that?
If I unlocked my bootloader, grabbed this TWRP and flashed Magisk, would that work or would I need some dm-verity boot image like in the Play-guide?
Any advice on how to get Magisk on my phone would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Looking at the same thing, but with XT1925-12(I would expect these to be the same) on Verizon(don't know if that makes a difference or not). I was about to go through the guide for the Moto G6 Play(expecting the whole process to be the same, only with different ROM images). I am expecting to have to post the ROM images from my phone, and have to wait for someone to patch it.

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Looking at the same thing, but with XT1925-12(I would expect these to be the same) on Verizon(don't know if that makes a difference or not). I was about to go through the guide for the Moto G6 Play(expecting the whole process to be the same, only with different ROM images). I am expecting to have to post the ROM images from my phone, and have to wait for someone to patch it.
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This is currently being worked on you guys. The G6 is an entirely different piece of hardware apart from the plus and the play variants. I would recommend sitting tight for a little while, while Dev work is being smoothed out behind the scenes. There's no ETA, but there are ways to contribute to help Dev potential. There is a partially working TWRP for the ALI, but I would go so far as to say it's intended for developer/tester usage. Thanks for your patience everyone.

i have root on my xt1925-6
i installed the magisk manager, patched the boot.img with both "Preserve force encryption" and "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" checked, and then flashed the patched boot image through Fastboot. as far as i know certain modules don't work but i can use Titanium Backup which is all i really wanted

sailor0703 said:
Looking at the same thing, but with XT1925-12(I would expect these to be the same) on Verizon(don't know if that makes a difference or not). I was about to go through the guide for the Moto G6 Play(expecting the whole process to be the same, only with different ROM images). I am expecting to have to post the ROM images from my phone, and have to wait for someone to patch it.
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I don't believe the bootloader is unlockable for the Verizon edition.

staaanwich said:
I don't believe the bootloader is unlockable for the Verizon edition.
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Verizon never allows their bootloaders to be unlocked. That is why I purchased the unlocked US variant (XT1925-6).
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bird412 said:
i have root on my xt1925-6
i installed the magisk manager, patched the boot.img with both "Preserve force encryption" and "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" checked, and then flashed the patched boot image through Fastboot. as far as i know certain modules don't work but i can use Titanium Backup which is all i really wanted
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I have the same thing but it will not delete system apps. It shows I am rooted but not much functions with SU. In Titanium it will show the app is deleted but after the phone is restarted it returns.

bird412 said:
i have root on my xt1925-6
i installed the magisk manager, patched the boot.img with both "Preserve force encryption" and "Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity" checked, and then flashed the patched boot image through Fastboot. as far as i know certain modules don't work but i can use Titanium Backup which is all i really wanted
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Verizon never allows their bootloaders to be unlocked. That is why I purchased the unlocked US variant (XT1925-6).
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I have the same thing but it will not delete system apps. It shows I am rooted but not much functions with SU. In Titanium it will show the app is deleted but after the phone is restarted it returns.
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I quoted you two because you both mentioned having the xt1925-6 variant. If you guys were able to get root, I'm assuming you had no trouble unlocking your bootloader then, correct?
I purchased the xt1925-6 variant last night and tried unlocking the bootloader but the Moto site says the device doesn't qualify. I am far from a noob when it comes to this process, especially with Moto devices. I maintain several ROMs for the Moto G4/G4 Plus devices and am very familiar with custom ROMs and kernels (I've even already cloned the kernel source and am ready to make a custom kernel for this device).
Point is, how long after you got your device were u able to unlock the bootloader?

Jleeblanch said:
I quoted you two because you both mentioned having the xt1925-6 variant. If you guys were able to get root, I'm assuming you had no trouble unlocking your bootloader then, correct?
I purchased the xt1925-6 variant last night and tried unlocking the bootloader but the Moto site says the device doesn't qualify. I am far from a noob when it comes to this process, especially with Moto devices. I maintain several ROMs for the Moto G4/G4 Plus devices and am very familiar with custom ROMs and kernels (I've even already cloned the kernel source and am ready to make a custom kernel for this device).
Point is, how long after you got your device were u able to unlock the bootloader?
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I believe I unlocked the bootloader on mine the night I got it (~5-6 hours after purchase)

bird412 said:
I believe I unlocked the bootloader on mine the night I got it (~5-6 hours after purchase)
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I tried within a couple few hours myself. Also tried today a few different times. The "bootloader unlock problems" thread on the Moto forums says to wait 24+ hours after purchase. I even read every bit of that OP and this device is definitely capable of unlocking.
I'll try again tonight and see if I have any luck then as it'll be beyond 24 hours.

Jleeblanch said:
I tried within a couple few hours myself. Also tried today a few different times. The "bootloader unlock problems" thread on the Moto forums says to wait 24+ hours after purchase. I even read every bit of that OP and this device is definitely capable of unlocking.
I'll try again tonight and see if I have any luck then as it'll be beyond 24 hours.
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Any luck?

bird412 said:
Any luck?
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I haven't tried yet. I will shortly and see what happens.
Update:
I just tried again, requesting my unlock code and this time it worked! Already got my key in my email and am unlocking my bootloader as we speak!!

looking for a Moto X4 with unlockable bootloader

I am going to buy this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BDW3GV8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AWH9OQ2LSV12U&psc=1
I asked the seller but no answer.
could some one tell me?
thank you so much

Help me please

Yes it is unlockable. Make sure you buy the unlocked version and not the Alexa or Android One version.
To unlock it, you first have to enable "OEM Unlocking" in developer options, then use fastboot to unlock the bootloader in fastboot mode on the phone.

You can't root those phones from Amazon. I got one and had to return it. Ended up getting a Google fi model (bare bones android, no bloat) and it was like 50 bucks cheaper than amazon but I did go with their service. End of story is that I unlocked the phone directly from Motorola and I rooted it no problem with Magisk.
https://fi.google.com/account#buydevices

Arsenal420 said:
You can't root those phones from Amazon. I got one and had to return it. Ended up getting a Google fi model (bare bones android, no bloat) and it was like 50 bucks cheaper than amazon but I did go with their service. End of story is that I unlocked the phone directly from Motorola and I rooted it no problem with Magisk.
https://fi.google.com/account#buydevices
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I just bought a Moto X4 on Swappa with the Android One logo on the back. I was doing some reading and started getting worried that I wouldn't be able to unlock the bootloader. Thank you for confirming that it can be done on the Google Fi/Android One model.

TadMSTR said:
I just bought a Moto X4 on Swappa with the Android One logo on the back. I was doing some reading and started getting worried that I wouldn't be able to unlock the bootloader. Thank you for confirming that it can be done on the Google Fi/Android One model.
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No problem sir. Not saying you use this piece of technology but I could not get Xposed Framework to work on that phone. No matter how I tried it would boot loop my phone. Additionally if you are going to root it then you want to be aware of this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x4/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-official-factory-t3808348
It has the factory roms for all three builds (amazon, fi and retail) so you're fairly safe if something goes wrong.
Good luck!

Arsenal420 said:
No problem sir. Not saying you use this piece of technology but I could not get Xposed Framework to work on that phone. No matter how I tried it would boot loop my phone. Additionally if you are going to root it then you want to be aware of this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x4/how-to/guide-how-to-flash-official-factory-t3808348
It has the factory roms for all three builds (amazon, fi and retail) so you're fairly safe if something goes wrong.
Good luck!
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I haven't used Xposed in some time but thanks for the heads up. I do plan on rooting. Get everything I need from Magisk with a few modules. I wanted to use CarbonROM but looks like it hasn't been updated in some time. Lineage will work just fine as it's an official release with regular updates.

TadMSTR said:
I haven't used Xposed in some time but thanks for the heads up. I do plan on rooting. Get everything I need from Magisk with a few modules. I wanted to use CarbonROM but looks like it hasn't been updated in some time. Lineage will work just fine as it's an official release with regular updates.
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Lineage works well, but be careful the last three (3) updates broke my phone.
You can recover it,but it is anoying as hell.

Posting in case anyone else runs into this issue. I received a used Moto X4 I bought on Swappa. This is the Android One version; still had a Fi sim in it. It appears a factory reset was done but when I went into developer options to allow oem unlocking the slider was greyed out. While troubleshooting I saw an option in the bootloader called Factory and decided to try it. I assumed that was a factory reset but it didn't appear to do so as I didn't have to run through the initial setup again. Though I did have to re-enable developer options, so something got reset. This time the slider to allow oem unlocking was no longer greyed out. I was then able to unlock the bootloader.
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JensKuehnel said:
Lineage works well, but be careful the last three (3) updates broke my phone.
You can recover it,but it is anoying as hell.
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I'm running the 10/17 build and all seems okay.